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College basketball’s March Madness isn’t the only dance craze sweeping the nation this month. In 32 cities around the country, NFL GMs, coaches and owners sit in their war rooms and discuss doling out higher salaries than those given to Continue reading Not only college teams dance this March, Twitter’s commentary on NFL free agency
What a wild weekend it was. After a hot, first week picking college football games with Zen-like precision, my Week One NFL wagers were horribly ill-advised. Were it not for a few lucky college parlays, I’d currently be standing on Continue reading Coaches, Comebacks and Crashes: Just Another Opening Week in the NFL
How many times have you heard it? It’s the beginning of the football season and “every team starts with a clean slate.” That’s laughable. While it’s certainly mathematically logical to say that all 32 NFL teams have a chance at Continue reading Debunking the Clean Slate Myth
Ladies and gentlemen, I once again proudly present the demented mind of Dr Milhouse… [Fade in on what is obviously a teenage boy’s bedroom. Empty Pepsi cans litter the floor, posters of various Redskins legends adorn the walls, with a Continue reading Jay’s Bad Night – A One Act, One Man Play
“They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky. They’re all together ooky.” – Addams Family theme song 32 men. That’s it. Only 32 men out of several hundred million that live in this country get to be the starting quarterback Continue reading NFL quarterbacks: Still crazy after all these years
“Torn between two lovers, feeling like a fool” -Mary MacGregor By virtue of finishing dead last in the league in 2014, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hold the rights to the top pick in the upcoming NFL draft. What to do, Continue reading Decisions, decisions: #1s versus #2s over the years
Years ago, at the end of every Monday Night Football game, once the contest was out of reach, MNF mainstay Don Meredith would break out in tune. “The party’s over. It’s time to call it a day.” Well, with two Continue reading Week Sixteen Against the Spread Pick ‘Em: SportsChump vs. KP vs The Ice Cream Man
My car’s thermostat read 40 degrees Fahrenheit as I drove home from work the other night. Can I get a Brrrrr!!!! from the congregation… or just raise your hand, assuming it’s not frozen stuck to your keyboard. I live in Continue reading Week Twelve Against the Spread Pick ‘Em: SportsChump vs. KP vs. Ken Fang
Baby steps. Just like the grey, sweat-suited, headband wearing Rocky Balboa descended from his front porch to sprint through the streets and triumphantly climb the steps of Philadelphia’s Art Museum, I too raise my hands in victory. Of course, Balboa Continue reading NFL Week Nine Against the Spread Pick ‘Em: SportsChump vs. KP vs. Ronbets
“That’s right, that’s right. We bad! Uh huh!” -Richard Pryor, Stir Crazy, 1980 We’ve talked a lot about fandom over the past few months, more specifically when it is acceptable for sports fans to switch allegiances and what rights we Continue reading Bad teams! Bad!
